DataSheet_1_Assessing the viability of estimating baleen whale abundance from tourist vessels.pdf

• Main Authors: Angus Fleetwood Henderson, Mark Andrew Hindell, Simon Wotherspoon, Martin Biuw, Mary-Anne Lea, Nat Kelly, Andrew Damon Lowther
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Oceanography; Marine Biology; Marine Geoscience; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Marine Engineering; Southern Ocean (Atlantic sector); distance sampling; density surface modeling (DSM); West Antarctic peninsula (WAP); CCAMLR; GAM (generalized additive model); Krill fishery; platforms of opportunity; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; baleen whale; baleen whales; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1048869.s001; https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/DataSheet_1_Assessing_the_viability_of_estimating_baleen_whale_abundance_from_tourist_vessels_pdf/22192561

Many populations of southern hemisphere baleen whales are recovering and are again becoming dominant consumers in the Southern Ocean. Key to understanding the present and future role of baleen whales in Southern Ocean ecosystems is determining their abundance on foraging grounds. Distance sampling i...